Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Wizard Pond–Black Mt. Summit Trail Loop, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 979 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Wizard Pond–Black Mt. Summit Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land near Tunk Lake, ME. The route reaches Wizard Pond. It climbs 979 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Directions
Wizard Pond–Black Mt. Summit Trail Loop, 4 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 979 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 319–1,096 ft
Loop · Donnell Pond Public Reserved Land
Trailhead: Black Mountain Road · 44.57748, -68.10491
Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 73°F / low 58° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto East Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Caribou Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Wizard Pond.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Black Mt. Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Black Cliff Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Black Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Black Mountain Road Trailhead
- Black Mountain Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Donnell Pond–Wizard Pond Loop, 7 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,069 ft
- Donnell Pond–Wizard Pond, 6 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,681 ft
- Wizard Pond–Caribou Loop, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,185 ft
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